Closed · RDRUS-CC-2026 · CFDA 10.863 · Discretionary

Community Connect Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Rural Utilities Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$5M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 29, 2026
Close date
5
Expected awards

The verdict

Community Connect Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Rural Utilities Service that offered $100,000 -- $5,000,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 145 other opportunities from Rural Utilities Service.

$100K-$5M
award range
Closed
application status
5
expected awards
10.863
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on June 29, 2026. CFDA 10.863 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $100,000 -- $5,000,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 29, 2026

Posted May 13 Closes Jun 29

Est. Total Funding

$17,000,000

Expected Awards

5

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Community Connect Grant Program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants that will provide service at or above the Broadband Grant Speed (100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up) to all premises in rural, economically-challenged communities where broadband service (10 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up) does not exist. The deployment of broadband services on a “community-oriented connectivity” basis stimulates economic development and provides enhanced educational and health care opportunities in rural areas. RUS will give priority to rural areas that demonstrate the greatest need for broadband services, based on the criteria contained in the regulation and Application Guide.The regulation for the Community Connect Grant Program can be found at 7 CFR part 1739.All applicants should carefully review and prepare their applications according to instructions in the FY 2026 Community Connect Grant Program Application Guide (Application Guide) and program resources. This Application Guide can be found at https://www.rd.usda.gov/community-connect. Expenses incurred in developing applications will be at the applicant’s own risk. Applications will be submitted through the online application system available on the program web site. The application system will open for accepting Community Connect applications on May 13, 2026. Applications must submitted by no later than 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time, June 29, 2026. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for Community Connect Grant Program includes a for-profit door among 10 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +6 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Business and Commerce · Community Development · Regional Development (BC;CD;RD). Only 3 other Rural Utilities Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 146).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Scott D Steiner Supervisory Electronics Engineer

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What to do next

Community Connect Grant Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants